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Historical Event on 4/3/1999
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/19/1997 | BSP withdraws support to Kalyan Singh government in UP because of its 'anti-Dalit' policies. |
| 11/27/1920 | Kanhaiyalal Bhagwandas Harjal, educationist, was born at Mohpa, Maharashtra. |
| 4/22/1983 | Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85. |
| 3/3/1885 | Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act (Indians wards of fed govt). |
| 8/30/1751 | Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb. |
| 6/8/1929 | Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore. |
| 11/14/2000 | Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office. |
| 3/23/1947 | Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India. |
| 4/8/1937 | R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 3/27/2000 | Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta. |
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